Partner Technology Manager, Android Partner Engineering

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In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in project management and technical solution delivery.
• 5 years of experience in Android/Linux based platforms.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with Android compliance (i.e., CTS, GMS, VTS) or owning and defining software, hardware, UX requirements.
• Experience in customer-facing migration, including service discovery, assessment, planning, execution, and operations.
• Ability to jump into both Google and Android codebases, understand code, and identify issue failures.
• Excellent communication, writing, presentation, and problem solving skills.

About the job

As a Technical Solutions Consultant, you will be responsible for the technical relationship of our largest advertising clients and/or product partners. You will lead cross-functional teams in Engineering, Sales and Product Management to leverage emerging technologies for our external clients/partners. From concept design and testing to data analysis and support, you will oversee the technical execution and business operations of Google's online advertising platforms and/or product partnerships.

You will be able to balance business and partner needs with technical constraints, develop innovative, cutting edge solutions and act as a partner and consultant to those you are working with. You will also be able to build tools and automate products, oversee the technical execution and business operations of Google's partnerships, as well as develop product strategy and prioritize projects and resources.

The Android Platform Compatibility team ensures a consistent platform and application API surface across the range of Android devices, including phones, tablets, TV, automotive, and emerging verticals. We drive compatibility by defining minimum hardware requirements, establishing platform standards by technology or feature area, and enforcing these through compatibility testing. We also work closely with OEM manufacturers worldwide to build and certify compatible Android devices. Our goal is to support Android application developers at scale by ensuring uniform platform implementations across Android devices, allowing apps to run seamlessly across different brands and form factors.

Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $153,000-$222,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with geographically distributed engineering teams to improve Android platform power, memory, and resource efficiency to enable platform longevity and performance across the variety of android devices.
• Represent the team in the virtual team of cross-functional collaborators from organizations such as engineering, product management, business development, etc., who work together on driving our partners’ adoption of latest version of Android.
• Define new hardware, platform, and application compatibility requirements to deliver a consistent user and developer experience across the Android ecosystem.
• Contribute to designing policies, tools, and programs to help the Android platform scale while optimizing for improved resource utilization.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure Android platform compliance with API, security, and privacy standards, driving process improvements in technical requirements and enforcement.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.